CVE-2025-24238: Use After Free
Published Mar 31, 2025
·Updated
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Other sources
Accessibility. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
— Apple
AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
— Apple
Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.
— Apple
AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
— Apple
AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.
— Apple
Credit
Uri Katz (Oligo Security), an anonymous researcher, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Kirin@@Pwnrin, CVE-2025-24085, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Stephan Casas, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, CVE-2024-9681, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Dave G.(Supernetworks), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, Andrew James Gonzalez, Junsung <3(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), zbleet(QI), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Google Threat Analysis Group, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, CVE-2024-48958, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Jimmy, Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Andr.Ess, @@RenwaX23, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Apple, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, mzzzz__, Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Florian Draschbacher, Jax Reissner, Dalibor Milanovic, Jaydev Ahire, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Nolan Astrein(Kandji), luckyu@@uuulucky, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Murray Mike, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Alhour@@NSAntoine, CVE-2023-27043, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), K宝@@Pwnrin, Tong Liu@@Lyutoon_, 风(binary_fmyy), F00L, Dave G., Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy), Kirin, FlowerCode, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito
Affected Software
13 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iPadOS<18.4
Apple iPhone OS<18.4
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.7.5
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.5
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.4
Apple tvOS<18.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.5
13.7.5
Apple tvOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.4
15.4
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.5
14.7.5
Apple WatchOS<11.4
11.4
Event History
Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:24 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:24 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 1, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
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- CVE-2025-30469
- CVE-2025-24095
- CVE-2025-30466
- CVE-2025-31192
- CVE-2025-24220
- CVE-2025-30436
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- CVE-2025-24239
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- CVE-2025-24245
- CVE-2025-24236
- CVE-2025-30453
- CVE-2025-24258
- CVE-2025-30455
- CVE-2025-30451
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Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2025-24238?
CVE-2025-24238 has been classified with a high severity due to the potential for elevated privileges.
2
How do I fix CVE-2025-24238?
To fix CVE-2025-24238, you should update your device to macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iOS 18.4, or iPadOS 18.4.
3
Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2025-24238?
CVE-2025-24238 affects Apple macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS versions prior to the respective fixed versions.
4
Can any application exploit CVE-2025-24238?
Yes, an application may exploit CVE-2025-24238 to gain elevated privileges unexpectedly.
5
What type of issue is CVE-2025-24238 related to?
CVE-2025-24238 is a logic issue that has been addressed with improved checks in the affected Apple operating systems.